Techniques to Increase Queen Production in Bombus terrestris L. Colonies

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Gürel F., Karslı B. A.

KAFKAS UNIVERSITESI VETERINER FAKULTESI DERGISI, cilt.19, sa.2, ss.351-353, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 19 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.9775/kvfd.2012.7613
  • Dergi Adı: KAFKAS UNIVERSITESI VETERINER FAKULTESI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.351-353
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Bombus terrestris, Queen breeding, Colony management, BUMBLE BEE
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

To increase the production of queens in B. terrestris colonies, after the emergence of the first workers, colonies were randomly allocated to four groups as comprised 4 colonies in each of them. Colonies in control group (group 1) were formed without adding workers or pupae from a different colony, while colonies in group 2, group 3 and group 4 were designed by adding 60 pupae from a different colony, adding 60 workers from a different colony and placing two colonies (queens) together in the nest box, respectively. The two-queen colonies could not be developed because of aggressiveness towards each other. The average number of queens produced per colony in control, group 2, and group 3 colonies were 56.3 +/- 35.9, 72.5 +/- 25.0 and 145.3 +/- 61.8, respectively. The results showed that adding workers from a different colony can be used as a useful method in the rearing of bumblebee queens.

To increase the production of queens in B. terrestris colonies, after the emergence of the first workers, colonies were randomly allocated to four groups as comprised 4 colonies in each of them. Colonies in control group (group 1) were formed without adding workers or pupae from a different colony, while colonies in group 2, group 3 and group 4 were designed by adding 60 pupae from a different colony, adding 60 workers from a different colony and placing two colonies (queens) together in the nest box, respectively. The two-queen colonies could not be developed because of aggressiveness towards each other. The average number of queens produced per colony in control, group 2, and group 3 colonies were 56.3 +/- 35.9, 72.5 +/- 25.0 and 145.3 +/- 61.8, respectively. The results showed that adding workers from a different colony can be used as a useful method in the rearing of bumblebee queens.